Restoring Childhood
Why Constraining Kids’ Freedom Has Created a Mental Health Crisis
$33.29
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
A ground-breaking investigation into the changes in the way we are raising and educating our kids, and the importance of giving children the freedom to play and explore.
When was the last time you saw a group of kids - without adults - playing on a playground? Forty years ago, the average ten-year-old could expect to walk to school, bike to a friend’s house, or play games with other kids in the street. Today, our children are supervised and controlled at every opportunity.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349446912 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349446911 |
| Author: | Dr. Peter Gray |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Dr. Peter Gray
Dr. Peter Gray is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College. His current research and writing focus on children’s natural ways of learning and the life-long value of play. He is a founding member of the nonprofit Alliance for Self-Directed Education and a founding board member of the nonprofit Let Grow.
He is the author of the internationally acclaimed introductory psychology textbook Psychology, now in its 8th edition, which Steven Pinker has used and lauded, first at MIT and then at Harvard; and Free to Learn (Basic Books, 2013), which has been published in 18 languages.
He has written for Boston Magazine, Salon, Aeon, Huffington Post, The Independent, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many others. He has appeared multiple times on NPR, including All Things Considered. He is a frequent podcast guest, and he is often an invited keynote speaker at conferences on play, education, and child development.
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